Last fall, I fell in love with prairie dogs on the American Prairie in Montana even though the hype for America’s Great Plains pointed me to bison. As impressive as North America’s largest land mammal ...

Sure, exploring the African savannah can be deadly, but have you heard that growling sound coming from across the street? Could your furry friend curled up on the couch turn on you? Or perhaps there’s ...

Over the last 20 years, a colony of prairie dogs has moved into the grassy areas in John Stiff Park. Now, they’re encroaching on the developed neighborhoods surrounding the park. According to one ...

For 18 days, goldendoodle rescue Mia was lost in the 3,400-plus-acre Glacial Park Conservation Area in Ringwood. It took ...

Research reveals that some prairie dog alarm calls encode remarkably specific information about humans and other predators.

Running into a wild animal at night can be a nerve racking experience, especially when that animal is a predator. While most nocturnal species prefer to avoid humans and quietly hunt under the cover ...

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Prairie dogs rely on highly specific alarm calls to survive in exposed grassland ecosystems. Research shows that their vocalizations can encode information about predator type, size, and even human ...

BRUSH PRAIRIE, Wash. — For nearly four decades, Brush Prairie, Washington dog handler Andy Linton has pursued what he calls "the Super Bowl of dog shows," the Westminster Kennel Club best in show ...

Two small, resident avians become more noticeable during winter months because many of their larger or more conspicuous relatives have abandoned our Texas region for warmer climes. Also, fall migrants ...

Pennsylvania has their Punxsutawney Phil, a groundhog who has forecast weather every February 2 for generations, so it seemed appropriate that West Texas should have a pint-size Prairie Dog Pete to ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - After a cold low of 24 degrees, southwest winds and sunshine pushed Sunday afternoon temperatures to 62 degrees in Lubbock. The winds in Lubbock topped 22 mph late in the ...